HAMPTON — What began as a promising afternoon for Hampton quickly unraveled after halftime.

The Pirates (2-5, 0-3 CAA) surrendered 28 unanswered points as visiting Campbell stormed back for a 38-21 win Saturday at Armstrong Stadium.

“Definitely frustrating — that’s just not what you expect,” head coach Trenton Boykin said. “Our guys came out in the first half and played hard and did some things to get our rhythm going.”

That rhythm disappeared after the break.

Hampton led 14-3 midway through the second quarter before Campbell (2-5, 2-1 CAA) began its rally. The Fighting Camels sliced the deficit to four just before halftime when Mike Chandler dropped a 34-yard pass to Parker Jones, setting up JJ Cowan’s 1-yard touchdown run to make it 14-10.

The Pirates’ defense, which gave up 204 fir

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